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Sarasota’s Church of Hope Installs VUE al-4 Line Arrays

Church of Hope turned to Fort Myers-based Tech-Tronics to improve the sound within a 250,000-square-foot facility that opened in Sarasota, FL. in 2007. Tech-Tronics replaced the existing LCR and delay clusters with simple left and right hangs of eight VUE Audiotechnik al-4 elements per side.

Sarasota’s Church of Hope Installs VUE al-4 Line Arrays

SARASOTA, FL — To improve upon the audio system that had been used since their 250,000-square-foot facility opened here in 2007, Church of Hope turned to Fort Myers-based Tech-Tronics, which replaced the existing LCR and delay clusters with simple left and right hangs of eight VUE Audiotechnik al-4 elements per side. Two VUE V4 Systems Engines provides power and processing for the line arrays. The church’s existing subs were retained for low frequency support.

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The new KARA rig in action in MGM Hotel/Casino’s Sports Book

MGM Resorts Adds L-Acoustics KARA to Multi-Resort Arsenal

LAS VEGAS — MGM Resorts International added an L-Acoustics’ KARA system to its arsenal of audio gear that gets put to use for a wide variety of events staged at more than a dozen resort properties along the Las Vegas Strip. MGM Resorts production supervisor Shad Groverland says the purchase is part of the company’s strategy to make use of more of the gear it already owns between its properties rather than rent gear from an outside vendor.

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Deltona High School intalled an Allen & Heath GLD-80 Mixer and AR2412 Mixrack combination.

Deltona High School Updates Theater with Allen & Heath GLD Mixer

DELTONA, FL — For Deltona High School’s 975-seat theater here, Dan Lee of Signature Systems Florida recommended a new loudspeaker system and a modern DSP to replace the theater’s analog signal processing equipment. Lee also suggested that the school replace their aging analog mixer with a new Allen & Heath GLD digital mixer. The school is now using a GLD-80 Mixer and AR2412 Mixrack combination.

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Kris Johnson with D.A.S. Audio gear

Mountain Springs Church Gets New D.A.S. Audio Sound System

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — With the goal of upgrading the sonic quality of its contemporary music and spoken word intelligibility, Sight and Sound Technologies’ Kris Johnson led the team involved in designing and deploying a new sound system for Mountain Springs Church. Johnson noted how D.A.S. Audio’s Convert 15A loudspeakers and SX-218A powered subwoofers proved to be the best fit for the job.

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Carlos Elizalde relies on AKG’s WMS4500 Wireless Microphone System with D7 microphone, plus the AKG IVM 4500 In-Ear Monitor Set

Carlos Elizalde Stays on the Move with AKG WMS4500 Wireless Mic

SAN RAMON, CA — Percussionist/singer/songwriter Carlos Elizalde, an integral member and founder of Ruckatán, a Latin, Reggae and World music group, is known for his dynamic and animated performing style. He is performing this year with AKG’s WMS4500 Wireless Microphone System with D7 microphone, plus the AKG IVM 4500 In-Ear Monitor Set. He credited the Harman gear for its mobility and reliable sound quality.

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Masque Sound supplied a custom audio equipment package for Lincoln Center Theater’s newest production, Act One. Photo by Joan Marcus

Masque Sound Helps Moss Hart Story Be Heard with “Act One”

NEW YORK – Masque Sound supplied a custom audio equipment package for Lincoln Center Theater’s newest production, Act One. An adaptation of Moss Hart’s classic autobiography, the play chronicles the playwright and theater director’s struggle to escape poverty and forge a career in theater. Among sound designer Dan Moses Schreier’s biggest challenges: to make the non-reverberant room “feel alive.”

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ESP/SurgeX Acquires SurgeX International

KNIGHTDALE, NC — ESP/SurgeX announces the acquisition of SurgeX International, which had been operating as its own entity since Electronic Systems Protection, Inc (ESP) acquired SurgeX North America in 2008. The move unifies all SurgeX operations under a single management team located in Knightdale, NC.

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Whitney Day Using dbx DriveRack PA2 for Productions in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – Audio engineer Whitney Day has been using the dbx DriveRack PA2 Loudspeaker Management System from Harman to optimize the sound for a variety of elaborate Las Vegas productions, both on the Strip and within the new Smith Center for the Performing Arts near the city’s revitalized downtown district. A key benefit, he says, is the ability to optimized loudspeaker systems quickly.

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